Flashcards: reading class
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cjthebookworm on October 26, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Symbolism | The practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character |
| Conflict | an open clash between two opposing groups |
| Inference | logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience |
| Climax | turning point of a story |
| Setting | The time and place of a story |
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Flashback | Insertion of a scene or event that took place in the past for the purpose of making something in the present more clear |
| Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| Suspense | excited anticipation of an approaching climax |
| Theme | central idea of a story |
| Metaphor | comparison not using like or as |
| Exposition | introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation |
| Dialogue | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction |
| Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
| Allegory | a short moral story |